Friedrich zu Limburg-Stirum, German diplomat (1835-1912)

Friedrich Wilhelm Graf zu Limburg-Stirum (6 August 1835,

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– 27 October 1912) was a German nobleman, diplomat and politician.

Biography

By birth a member of an ancient

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, he was the son of Count Frederik Adrian of Limburg-Stirum (1804–1874). Friedrich Wilhem served as acting

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and head of the

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from September 1880 to 25 June 1881. Having until then served as Deputy Secretary of State in the Foreign Office, he was appointed as Foreign Secretary after

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resigned from this position. He was subsequently succeeded by Clemens Busch as acting Secretary. He was a member of the Reichstag from 1898 to 1903. In 1904, he was given an honorary doctorate of law by the

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Marriage and issue

In 1865, he married Paula Minette Therese Nanny Amalie von Meyerinck (born 1844, died 1925), and they had issue: * Johanna (1866–1944); she married in 1887 Count Günther von :File:1847_wappen_von_Tschirschky.png, Tschirschky und Bögendorff (d.1914); * Theodora (1867–1953); she married in 1902 Count August von Pückler, Pückler-Groditz (d.1937); * Friedrich (1871–1953); he married in 1907 Lucie von :File:Herb_von_Lieres_und_Wilkau.jpg, Lieres und Wilkau (1885–1909); * Richard (1874–1931); he married in 1914 Baroness Edith von :File:Siebmacher179_Bodenhausen.jpg, Bodenhausen (1888–1961); * Menno (1881–1953); he married in 1916 (divorced 1918) Hildegard Wertheim (surname), Wertheim (1894–1919).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Limburg-Stirum, Friedrich 1835 births 1912 deaths Politicians from The Hague Counts of Limburg Stirum, Friedrich von Limburg Stirum German Protestants German Conservative Party politicians Foreign Secretaries of Germany Members of the 9th Reichstag of the German Empire Members of the 10th Reichstag of the German Empire Members of the 11th Reichstag of the German Empire Members of the Prussian House of Representatives